Lot 325 German Democratic Republic SC#272-277 1955 Return Of Famous Artworks To Dresden Art Gallery, Mostly Postal Cancels, A Few CTO'S, 7 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures, 2017 Scott Cat. $23.6 USD
Lot 325 German Democratic Republic SC#272-277 1955 Return Of Famous Artworks To Dresden Art Gallery, Mostly Postal Cancels, A Few CTO'S, 7 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Click on Listing to See ALL Pictures, 2017 Scott Cat. $23.6 USD
7 fine/very fine used singles from the 1955 Return Of Famous Artworks To Dresden Art Gallery. mostly postal cancels, a few CTO's. 272, 273, 275, 277 have postal cancels, and 272-274, 276 are CTO, key 15pf is CTO. Postal cancels should be worth a premium though. 70pf has short perfs is not counted, includes extra shade of 5pf. 2017 Scott Cat.$23.6.
Almost all commemoratives well into the late 1960's can be found on both horizontal wove paper and vertical wove paper, though usually, one orientation will dominate for each issue. Starting in about 1955, several issues can be found on both non-fluorescent and fluorescent paper, and by the late 1950's most issues are on fluorescent paper. Most of the used lots in this sale will contain a good number of genuine postal cancels, as opposed to the common CTO cancels. Bidders should note, that with exception of the souvenir sheets, the used prices given in the catalogue are for CTO, so the stamps with postal cancels should be worth a significant premium.